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Circle
the
dot
on
the
scale
line
which
best
describes
the
degree
of
happiness,
everything
considered,
of
your
present
marriage.
The
middle
point
"happy"
represents
the
degree
of
happiness
which
most
people
get
from
marriage,
and
the
scale
gradually
ranges
on
one
side
to
those
few
who
are
very
unhappy
in
marriage,
and
on
the
other,
to
those
few
who
experience
extreme
joy
or
felicity
in
marriage.
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Very
Unhappy
Happy
Perfectly
Happy
State
the
approximate
extent
of
agreement
or
disagreement
between
you
and
your
mate
on
the
following
items.
Please
check
each
column.
Almost
Almost
Always
Always
Occasionally
Frequently
Always
Always
Agree
Agree
Disagree
Disagree
Disagree
Disagree
Handling
Family
Finances
Friends
Sex relations
Do
you
ever
wish
you
had
not
married?
(a)
Frequently,
(b)
occasionally,(c)
rarely,
(d)
never
If
you
had
your
life
to
live
over
again,
do
you
think
you
would:
(a)
marry
the
same
person,
(b)
marry
a
different
person,
(c)
not
marry
at
all?
Do
you
ever
confide
in
your
mate:
(a)
almost
never,
(b)
rarely,
(c)
in
most
things,
(d)
in
everything?
(LW-‐MAT;
Locke
&
Wallace,
1959)
The
Locke
&
Wallace
Marital
Adjustment
Test
(MAT)
measures
marital
satisfaction,
which
is
realized
when
“the
mates
feel
satisfied
with
the
marriage
and
each
other,
develop
common
interests
and
activities
and
feel
that
marriage
is
fulfilling
their
expectations”
(Locke,
1951,
p.
45).
The
MAT
is
the
gold-‐standard
of
public
domain
marital
satisfaction
measures.
The
scale
focuses
on
issues
such
as
involvement
in
joint
activities,
demonstration
of
affection,
frequency
of
marital
complaints,
level
of
loneliness
and
well-‐being,
and
partner
agreement
on
significant
issues.
A
score
of
100
is
the
dividing
point
between
distressed
and
non-‐distressed
individuals.
The
average
score
for
distressed
couples
is
72
and
the
average
score
for
non-‐distressed
individuals
is
136.
How
to
use?
Give
a
copy
to
each
partner
as
part
of
the
intake
process.
It’s
important
to
have
them
take
it
before
or
at
the
beginning
of
the
first
session.
I
usually
tell
them
that
it’s
important
to
have
an
objective
measure
of
the
progress
we’re
making
(I
like
saying
“we”
because
it
lets
them
know
that
I
share
in
the
responsibility
for
how
we’re
doing).
Then,
at
any
time
you
can
have
them
take
it
again
and
see
if
there
scores
have
risen.
It’s
also
important
to
tell
them
that
they
won’t
see
each
other’s
answers
–
just
know
each
other’s
score.
The
MAT
should
only
be
used
with
heterosexual
couples
because
it
accounts
for
gender
differences.
How
to
score?
Use
the
graphic
below
to
get
the
numbers
for
each
item.
Then,
just
add
up
the
numbers
to
get
the
person’s
total
score.